The Citizen of Rome's Profession in the Roman Republic by Claude Nicolet

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[...] A system that allows citizens to be hierarchically classified on an equal basis. That is to say, the Roman city defines the equality of rights and the legal capacity of each. This city is based on a hierarchy that offers participation based on a financial criterion. Claude Nicolet Demonstrate that equality is based on a certain inequality. Indeed, the wealthiest citizens will be those on whom the most military and fiscal obligations will rest; while also being the citizens with the most political capabilities. [...]

[...] The multiplicity of sources therefore makes the book Claude Nicolet, a complete and innovative work. Description of the book, its demonstration This work is interesting because it highlights the fundamental problems that the Latin tradition poses today. Claude Nicolet He proceeds to a successive study. He starts from the social classification of citizens to understand the vote. That is to say, he studies the activity of soldiers, taxpayers, and ultimately voters. This demonstration aims to demonstrate the mechanisms of Roman society. [...]

[...] A reflection that is easily transposable to our own society, current. We can ask ourselves what the notion of citizen means today? We can question the contemporary relationships of the citizen with his "city"? Are they as strong as in the Roman era?" Claude Nicolet invites us to the following conclusion: "we are all Roman citizens". He actually suggests that the heart of politics is the citizen, the questioning being: is this statement valid today? Is the citizen currently at the heart of politics? [...]

[...] The citizen is therefore a professional of the city. The Profession of Citizen in the Roman Republic So let's bring back to life the daily life of Roman citizenship. The author is interested in the relationships between rulers and ruled, so he decides to take the city of Rome as an example. This work is therefore a history of behaviors. It's a book focused on sociology, to explain the status of the Roman citizen and its implications. The work of Nicolet, translates the notion of city by demonstrating that being a citizen is in fact belonging to a community based on a contract. [...]

[...] The Citizen of Rome's Profession in the Roman Republic - Claude Nicolet (1976) Presentation of the author Claude Nicolet He is a French historian specializing in ancient Rome, institutions, and political ideas. Born in 1930 in a fundamentally republican and secular family, he was marked by his origins and became an engaged intellectual. He was a student at the École normale supérieure and was a professor of ancient history, particularly at the universities of Tunis, Caen, and Paris. He was also a member of various important institutes, such as the Société nationale des antiquaires de France. [...]